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TIE STUDY OF GERMAN

in the pubic schools of this city is one
of great prominence, and is becoming
more and more popular each year.
During the first term of the school
year of 1855 there were enrolled in the
different schools, in the German classes,
1,5l4 pupils; in 1886. 1,73S; in 1887.
2,lS7; and the increase in the number
of the teachers necessary for the proper
teaching of this branch was proportion
ately large.
One feature in connection with the
school system of this city deserves
special mention, and that is the even
ing schools, where all those who desire,
from the youth of fourteen years to the
gray-hairedoman, may meet and be in
Structed in the elementary branche
A department OF manual training has
been established during the past year
and already more than ninety pupils are
being instructed in the use and care of
edged tools. The shop contains lathe,
circular saw and grind-StOne, besides
the twelve benches, at each of which is
a full kit of carpenters tools. Then,
too, there is lot of special tools, to be
used when required in the work. Prac-
teal sketches and working models are
used, and original designing is encOur-
aged. While in everything the most
practical methods are sought, yet tie
great aim is TO acquire accuracy and
dexterity in the handling of tools.
In writing the work has been under
the charge of Prof. ]. D. Bond for the
last sixteen years, and is in the best
possible condition. In music and in
drawing, too, the schools are now taking
high rank. Competent teachers are in
charge of both these branches, and eX-
cellent work is being done
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amounted to s7s,S5922. The expenses
footed up $50, S31.26, leaving net profits
of over $4,000, or net cash surplus of
$1,000; for $4,000 went to the internal
Improvement fund. There were pre-
miumS offered for 129 classes of exhibits,
the premiums awarded footing up a
total of nearly $4,000. The purses for
the races amounted to over $4,000, and
the expenses for race and band attrac-
lions were nearly $1,000. The receipts
on Grand Army day were over $4,000.
AS has already been intimated, the
buildings and fixing up the grounds
cost considerably over 100000. There
are buildings
FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS
of the exhibits, a whole village having
sprung up there within the past two
and half years.
The present State Agricultural So
ciety is composed of three delegates
from every county and district agricult-
ural society in the state. The public of
Minnesota will recollect the names of
Clark Thompson, Clarke Chambers,
Carl JudsOn. John f. Norrish, John
Cooper, w. l.. Hollister. John Byers and
others as connected with both the old
and new societies, and to whom is due
much of the credit of the present fair
advantages. The present officers are !:
President, W. r. Merriam; vice presi-
dent, Ignatius Donnelly; secretary and
general superintendent, II. E. Hoard, of
Montevideo; treasurer. Frank j. Will
cox, of Mortified; board of managers,
James McHench, Fairmont; John
Cooper, st. Cloud; j. F. NOrrish, Hast
ings; A. N. Johnson, Benson; Clarke
Chambers. OwatOnna, and l.. III. Prosser,
Wykoff. The state auditing board con-
sists of Gov. McGill, E. S. COwdry, of
Rochester; John .ByerS, of Hastings,
and DIR. W-ksfkalister, of Austin.
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buildings are nearing completion, viz:
The Ramsey school building at Macal-
ester Park; the Murray school building
at st. Anthony Park North; the Han
cock at Hamline. and the Mcclellan at
Como Villas. The Grant school build
ing, erected at the corner of Ark
wright and Magnolia streets. is
completed and three rooms occupied.
In order that other educational wants
may be supplied, site has been pur-
chased on the West side. preparatory to
the erection of an eighteen-rOom build
ing to take the place of the present
humboldt school. 1t is also expected
that new building, TO be called the Al
bert Scheffer school, will be built the
coming summer, in suitable location.
to relieve the Madison school, which is
crowded in the lower departments. The
basement walls of a ten-room addition
to the High school were built during
the autumn, and will be completed as
early in the spring as possible. Rooms
will be fitted up in the basement OF this
addition for the use of the manual train
ing department, now occupying room
in the basement of the High school.
The following table shows the num-
Der admitted. average daily attendance,
number of teachers employed. and the
enrolment to each teach for the first
term of 1885, 1856 and 1887:
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tive and dignifed. and yet demonstra-
tive. The tendency is to associate
rather than isolate, and so society here
includes within its circle every family
of good standing, and any person who
is worthy of entrance into the sacred
drawing room, who commands respect
and who can boast of fitting attain
mentS.
OF course in this little world there are
several circles designated geographi-
cally as "St. Anthony Hip Lower
Town." 1.-THE Bluff, "Dayton's Bluff
and THE West Side," but there is no
distinction other than geographical.
Each suburb, also, has its own circle.
Here and there nationality has some
thing to do with defining particular
circle. The Germans combine strongly,
and may be considered even more demo-
cratic than any other element.
Club life is getting to be quite feat
ure of social life here. There are the
Minnesota, Wabasha, Irish-American,
Tonka, Standard, and large number of
similar associations where good fellow
ship is enjoyed by ELECTROMAGNETIC
persons. The carnival has done very
much to induce people to associate in
Windsors, NushkaS and WacOutas,
among the seventy or more carnival
clubs, are good representatives, and are
among the first to take interest in any
thing which is for the public benefit.
Societies for general or special enter
tainment are in great number. Among
these the German Turnverein figures
prominently. Each church has its par
tlcular association for improvement, en-
tertainment and sociability. There are
also associations of ex-residentS of New
York, Ohio. Pennsylvania and other
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churches, mostly weak limitations of
Gothic or original combinations of va
riety of styles more curious than beau
tiful; public buildings, bastard classic;
mercantile and Office buildings, masses
of brick and stone. They are more sub
stantial than otherwise. From this
mass of material, mostly commonplace
in style, there are many noticeable eX-
ceptions, where the architect has pro-
duced beautiful and striking effects and
where the style is in the main correct
and elegant.
There are charming bits of Colonial
work in different parts of the city-eX-
cellent examples of the English domeS-
tic work and strong and beautiful types
of the Romanesque. There are several
churches worthy of emulation. being
simple in design, well prOpOrtioned and
appropriate for their uses, and several
very successful designs for Office and
store buildings.
If our architects would attempt less
originality in their work and study
breadth and simplicity of design in some
well considered style, the results seen
in our fast-growing city would be far
more satiSfactOry''-was the remark of
one of the profession. "The best work
thus far produced here, in my opinion,
is in the round-arched or sO-called RO-
manesque style. where much originality
and beauty is shown in massing the eff
fects and great variety in the Ornamen-
tation. 1t is style practiced with vary
ing degrees of success by different archi-
tects in residences and office buildings.
Variations of the English domestic
Gothic and our own colonial work rank
next and give promise of what can be
done with both these styles as applied
to residences"
"a growing tendency is shown toward
the Italian Renaissance, lovely style,
appropriate and always elegant for all
classes of buildings, when modified to
existing circumstances of climate and
people"
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IT SHOWS Up WELL.
Continued From Fifth Page.


Iife-giving "oz0ne,' as well as to escape
their own hot climate.
White Bear lake is the most popular
summer resort of st. Paul. 1t is pleas
antly situated on the st. Paul Il DG Z: tn
railroad, within few miles of the city.
There are ample accommodations IN the
wav of hotels in the neighbOrh0od of
the lake for all who seek its delightful
shores. Many of the business men of
the civ have their cottages at the lake,
which they can reach in twenty min
utes, going out by the 5 p. d train, and
returning in the morning at 9 O'Clock.
The usual diverSitieS of pleasure seek
erS-boating and fiShing-aTe the sports
mostly INDUCED in. Lakes Elmo and
Phalen are two very pretty bodies OF
water, and though not so frequently Wis
tied as White Bear lake, yet time may
see them both great summer resorts.
Those who delight in the invigor1 ting
pastime of driving can find any lum-
Der of interesting places to visit, and
anV number of sights upon which TO
feast their eyes. 1t would be hard to
surpass the view one gets who stations
himself over on Dayton's bluff, and,
looking to the west, sees the great
Father of Waters sweeping maieStically
onward in his course. The picturesque
and world-famed Minnehaha falls is al
ways an attraction IOr those who visit
st. Paul, and it is only question of a
short time when number of first-clasS
hotels will be erected near by.
The sanitary condition of st. Paul is
as near perfect as it can be, and the al
most entire absence Of those dreaded
contagious diseases, SO prevalent in
other climates, speaks highly for the
Sanity City, and accounts, in great
measure, for the large number of peo-
pie who spend their summers here.
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states, and clubs like the Magnolia and
Postum clubs, composed of the former
residents of the South aud prominent
railroad men respectively.
1t is truly city of secret societies, and
the Free MasOns, Knights Templar,
Odd Fellows, Elks, United WOrkmen,
Knights of PythIas, Druids, and the
other orders rank high in public esti-
nation and contribute largely to the
general public good and entertainment.
The dance. the reception, the must
Gale, the banquet, whist, progressive
euchre. etc., are among the chief enter
tainments, naturally, but music and
singing have very high place. and no
good opera, or play, or other public en-
tertainment fails for lack of apprecia-
ton. As society city, for appreciation
OF the drama, music, song, art and liter
allure. St. Paul is second to no other city
in the Union.
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with Il fine brick building on East Ninth
street, between Jackson and Robert.
1t was originally organized in 1876 as
the Society for the Improvement OF the
Condition of the Poor, the name being
changed to the present one
in 1879. Over 1,5OO applications
have poured in to Secretary Hall
for assistance this year, and
thousands of dollars are annually dis
tributed to relieve the poor and needy.
The charity organization department is
doing much good under Agent HutchinS,
and every energy is put into the work
of seeking out the meritoriOus needy.
There is also ladies' auxiliary in con-
nection with the Institution, which buys
material and cuts it out, and gives poor
women an opportunity of earning llv-
ing by making garments. There is also
an industrial school department, where
the poor children are taught sewing.
Newsboys and bOOtblacks are also cared
for by the institution, and meetings are
held by them in the relief hall every
week.
The st. Vincent de Paul society is a
powerful agency for the work of charity.
The particular council of st. Paul en-
braces the conferences of st. Paul'S, st.
Mary's. st. JOSeph's st. Louis and st.
Michael's. Each conference meets
every Sunday, and then the members
report cases which may need relief. A
committee of inquiry looks into every
case. This society relieves over 2G0
families annually. Occasional visits
are paid to these families to see that no
suffering is left unlocked after.
Poor aged people are provided for by
the Little Sisters of the Poor at the
Home for the Aged on Wilkin street.
This institution supports about ninety
persons on an average.
The Home for the FriendleSs, on Col
Inns street, takes in destitute women
and children, and the st. Mary's home
Catholic provides for fallen women.
Fallen women are provided for also by
the Women's Christian home at the
corner of Saltwater and Olmsted streets,
and no applicant, no matter OF what
creed, is ever turned away.
The Women's Work exchange, No.
465 Broadway, is to enable poor women
to support themselves either by selling
their work or obtaining work for them.
Among the orphan asylums the prin-
cipal ones are the Protestant Orphan
asylum, which has now department
for infants, the Catholic Orphan asylum
and the st. Joseph's Orphan asylum.
By these institutions over 800 orphans
are cared for On an average.
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same time. The constant growth of the
city, and with this growth the necessity
for more school accommodations, made
it necessary for additions to be built to
the Cleveland, German, Van Buren, and
Jefferson school buildings during the
past year. The additions to the German
and Cleveland schools have been com
pleted and they are now occupied. 1t is
expected that the additions to the JEFF
ferson and Van Buren school buildings
will be ready by the beginning of the
January term. In addition to the above
named additions, the following new
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

THE BONDED DEBT
has been increased during the year by
the issue of 100000 of AZ per cent
bonds. The present bonded debt is
81 ,S60,O00. including 100000 of the
Water company's bonds assumed by
the city. They will be due Jan. l, 1889.
Collected during the year by the county
treasurer, $50, 81 on account of 'front.'
age tax. Total frontage tax assessment
for 1887, SIG, 3SsS9. There are 249
meters in use. Revenue derived from
them, S36, 3G6.50. During the year 1,072
applications have been made for service,
325 on low and 749 on high. Superin-
tendent OvertOn recommended that
service be laid the coming year amount
Ing to II miles 966 feet high service;
s 80 feet low service at an estimated
cost of S19S. 30S.15. During the last year
the board has laid miles and $3.50 feet
of pipe OF the West side, 2 miles and
1886 feet low service pipe on the East
side and II miles and 5,l42 feet high
service pipe. Total, 12O miles and 2,207
feet, which added to pipe previously
laid, makes a grand total of 10S miles.
One hundred and ninety-Seven fire by
drants have been put in, making total
of S6S hydrants in use. During the year
83:33, 9j544 800 gallons of water have been
pumped.
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ticaIIy nXes tne prices on grain and pro-
visions. 1t has little occasion for talk
ing, and but little business ever comes
before it that affords any opportunity
for oratorical display. J. NJ. BOhrer is
the president. Its sessions are held
daily in the chamber of commerce build
ing, where prices are fixed and sales
made. 1t is one of the important and
fixed institutions in the city, and as pop
ulation and business is enlarged, just in
that proportion does its Importance in
crease. It's membership is continually
growing, and includes nearly or quite
all the leading and responsible commits
sion men in the city. Its daily sessions
are well attended, and it is in constant
communication with the leading organi-
cations of similar character through
out the country.
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changes during the past twelve years.
1t is an iron bridge, with wooden jOists.
The total length is 1.524.27 feet; it has
twelve spans, with total length of 709.-
II feet; the side walks are Z feet in
width and the roadway Is feet.
The Robert street bridge, which joins
DucaS street on the west side of the
river, is an iron bridge, with iron iOiSts.
1t is 1.540.6 feet in length, and contains
nine spans. 1t cost 2318, 5S0.99. By a
special act of the last legislature the
city of st. Paul was authorized to issue
bonds to the amount of 100000 for the
construction of what Is known as the
uptown bridge. 1t will connect Forbes
street, OH the East size, with Mohawk
avenue, on the West side. 1t will be a
truss bridge on iron trestleS, with to-
tai length of 2,S15 feet. The main body
of the bridge will consist of four spans.
each $50 feet i'll length. The sidewalks
will be s feet wide and the roadway %
feet. The greatest height of the bridge
from the water level is l64.7 feet. The
Substructure is now we'll under way,
and will cost s133, 900. An appropriation
of $3.50, 900 was made for the Marshall
avenue bridge by the last legislature.
The bridge will Join Marshall avenue,
on the st. Paul side. with Lake street,
on the Minneapolis side. 1t is to be a
wrought iron deck bridge, with an eight
een-fOOt roadway and two Six-fOOt side
walks. The total length will he 1.273
feet. The subStructure, which was be-
gun last month, will cost S33, 900, and is
to be completed May l, 1888. The SUI
perstructure will cost Sl09, 600, and is to
be completed Aug. l, 1888. The people
of lower town, not to be outdone by
their uptown neighborS. have been
talking over the ACCESSIBILITY of building
bridge connecting Broadway with
State street. The next legislature will
undoubtedly make an appropriation for
this purpose. The Third street bridge
over the railway tracks on lower Third
street cost S51, $50, and is 1,S76 feet long.
In addition to the bridges already men
toned there are nine highway bridges
and twelve wooden bridges. The Mil
waukee road is building bridges at the
Victoria, Wausau and Smelling avenue
crossings; the Northern Pacific, one at
the Mississippi street crossing; the
Manitoba, one at the Jackson street
crossing; the Omaha, one at the Edger-
ton street crossing, and the Minnesota
& Northwestern one at the State street
crossing.
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embracing 30 acres of nicely lying
land, land located within short distance
of Hamline. The legislature promptly
accepted the gift, and the State Agri-
cultural society. recognized as a state
board, proceeded to plan the present
buildings.
Some idea of the magnitude of this
institution may be gathered from the
fact that the tickets sold during the
eight days at the last fair amounted to
1851 Is, and the total receipts, includ-
ing the annual appropriation of $4,000,
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commercial center. This record in
creases from year to year in st. Paul.
No decrease has ever yet been recorded.
No matter how large the building record
of one year may be, that of the next is
sure to exceed it. Handsome and mas
sive blocks of brick and stone have
arisen throughout the city almost
like magic, the class of structures
being an indication of the solidity and
prosperity of st. Paul. The total sum
expended in building operations during
1887 is S11,543,314, or nearly 100000
more than the record of the year pre-
vious. Nearly 1000 buildings have been
erected for this sum. The total amount
expended in 1886 was 1866, 279; in 1885,
50, lis, 209. and in 1884, S7,266,477
The story of the years growth is
briefly told in the following list:
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pie as almost, if not quite, equal in ac-
curacy to the result of formal census.
Using the multiplier two and one-half
(Which is the lowest anywhere in use)
as expressing the ratio between the
population on the directory list, the
population on May 1, last, was 155.578.
If the multiplier three be used, as is the
rule in most cities, the population on
May l was 1868. The increase in
population since the earliest days is
shOMn in the following table:
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SPARKLING WATER.
The System of Supply in the City
Has Reen Widely Extended.

YEAR has witnessed
the usual large amount
of work by the water
board in improving the
facilities for distribut-
ing the supply in st.
Paul. At the Decem-
Der meeting the secre-
Itary's report showed
the following figures:
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T is within only three
years that Minnesota
has secured state fair
facilities which make
it rank among the
best equipped states
in these advantages.
Three years ago RAM
sey county donated to
the state the present
heantiful fair grounds
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WE ENTERTAIN OURSELVES.
Society Life in the Capital City of
the Great Northwest.

LUB and social life in
st. Paul is not of that
very discriminating
variety which draws
the lines tight between
wealth and poverty,
nor of that frivolous
sort which makes most
IF "events" in which
,ress and jewelry play
the most prominent
parts. 1t is conserva-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

II. PAUL'S growth
can be shown in no
l5etter way than 10y
comparing the in
creased attendance
upon til e publ C
schools of the city
from year to year, as
well as the increase in
the number and ca
pacity of the school
buildings during the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

OOK at the board of
trade of st. Paul. 1t
has proved to be a
plant of very slow
growth, and, as might
well be expected, it is
consequently strong
and vigorous. 1t is
the regulator of the
commission business
of ST. Paul. and Drac-
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HE record of another
Y ear S building
shows that st. Paul
lis steadily and syS-
tematically growing
in wealth. popula-
ton, manufactures,
and everything that
goes to make a great
a II d enterpriSing
manufacturing and
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WE ARE GROWING FAST.
In Another Year the City Will
Have 100000 Population.

URING the past year
people have been
fiocking to st. Paul to
make their homes at
a rapid rate. The
estimate of popula-
ton made on the ba-
isis of the st. Paul
;city directory, is now
nv most ppO-
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I rIpr ,NSIIp ANfr OH OTtth anu IlOLIIdH
'"I NV "f''' designs up to the
more modern notions of to-day.
During the year 1887 churches with
an aggregate cost of S76, $50 have been
built, and Improvements made to the
amount of $4,000 The following is
a summary of the years church build
ing and improvements.
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ure. 1t is not body that has the legal
power to order anything to be done and
enforce compliance, but it must not be
thought that it is without any
power at all. The basis upon
which it proceeds is simply its
personal and collective influence.
This influence is all the more weighty
because of the fact that its actions carry
the added weight of disinterestedness
1t is in all respects a splendid body of
men and comprises within its ranks
those stalwart pioneers of the olden
time who dwelt in this land along with
Indians when the country was indeed a
wilderness. 1t is one of the most con-
sentative, sedate, considerable and disin-
terested bodies that was ever organized.
Its only object is to asSistin accomplish
ing everything that will benefit the city
and to defeat any measure that is cal
culated to injure it. Debate is free and
open to every member. Politics is not
allowed to be introduced at any time.
In many respects it is a model institu-
ton.
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BEAUTY AND sOLIDITY.
Such Are the characteristics of
SANITY CITY Architecture.

RCHITECTURE!
What are the prevail
ing styles of architect
lure in st. Paul? 1t is
ia question easier
asked than answered.
The dwellings are
t"COlonial, }" domestic
iG o t h &C, "Queen
fAnne," Romanesque;
SchOO'S nOndpSprjOt.